Simple, just eat it and see.
If you’re dead, it’s poisonous.
If you are alive, you haven’t eaten enough.
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ReallyActuallyFrankenstein@lemmynsfw.com 5 weeks agoYeah, I carefully read the description of its distinguishing features, studied the photo, and concluded I have no idea what I’m looking at and how to tell them apart.
ulterno@lemmy.kde.social 5 weeks ago
StaySquared@lemmy.world 5 weeks ago
This.
I’ll just trust the dealer.
NightAuthor@lemmy.world 5 weeks ago
Mushroom lesson I did says that looking under the cap, spore color, what tree root system it’s growing in, can give you a really solid ID
Cheradenine@sh.itjust.works 5 weeks ago
I’m really good at spotting differences or inconsistencies, I’m totally lost with mushrooms though, and I go multiple times every Autumn with a woman in her 70’s. She is very clear about what we are looking for. She throws out at least half of what I gather.
Maalus@lemmy.world 5 weeks ago
She does that cause she’s jealous of how many you pick
motor_spirit@lemmy.world 5 weeks ago
Cool, I think you just saved me a bit of time.
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StereoTrespasser@lemmy.world 5 weeks ago
Do these conditions have anything to do with a person’s ability to identify mushrooms
whostosay@lemmy.world 5 weeks ago
Very likely. Experience is a thing
Kowowow@lemmy.ca 5 weeks ago
If she’s that old and likes to forage there’s only so many bad mushrooms you can eat
Takumidesh@lemmy.world 5 weeks ago
Also, women tend to have better natural color distinction, they more prominently have a genetic mutation that adds a 4th color cone.
Additionally men are significantly more likely to have some form of colorblindness.
Age also can have an effect on your perception of the world as well as the objective quality of your vision.
Finally, describing the subject of the sentence is normal.
sangriaferret@sh.itjust.works 5 weeks ago
Well, she’s not dead yet so that’s a good sign.
Honytawk@lemmy.zip 5 weeks ago
If someone goes mushroom gathering multiple times a year, getting to live until 70 speaks volumes about her ability.